Matthew 5:29

And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

Cross-reference

In Matthew 5:22, Jesus warns that anger leads to hellfire—the immediate context that frames his call to remove whatever causes sin.

Matthew 16:26 echoes the same logic: losing part of the body or the world is worth saving the soul.

Matthew 18:8 repeats the hand/foot amputation saying, applying it to offenses within the church rather than personal lust.

Matthew 18:9 is a direct parallel of the eye-gouging saying, but set in a passage about avoiding causing others to sin.

Mark 8:36 Parallel

Mark 8:36 asks the same question about gaining the whole world but losing the soul—mirroring Matthew 5:29's cost-benefit.

Mark 9:43-48 preserves the same triple amputation sayings, with the same 'better to enter life maimed than be thrown into hell' logic.

Luke 9:24 Parallel

Luke 9:24 states that losing life saves it—parallel to losing a limb to save the whole body from hell.

Luke 9:25 Parallel

Luke 9:25 repeats the profit question about the world vs. the self—same theme as losing a member for eternal good.

Galatians 5:24 calls believers to crucify the flesh with its passions—the same radical mortification of sin as cutting off a hand.

Colossians 3:5 commands putting to death earthly members like sexual immorality—parallel to Jesus' call to cut off whatever causes sin.

Job 31:1 Parallel

In Job 31:1, making a covenant with the eyes to avoid lust parallels Jesus' drastic command to gouge out an eye that causes sin.

Mark 9:47 Parallel

In Mark 9:47, the same saying about tearing out an eye that causes sin appears—a synoptic parallel reinforcing the drastic remedy.

Job 31:7 Parallel

In Job 31:7, keeping the heart from following the eyes mirrors Jesus' warning that the eye can lead to sin and requires discipline.

Acts 19:19 Parallel

In Acts 19:19, believers burn their magic books—a literal, costly removal of sin's instruments, mirroring Jesus' call for radical self-discipline.

Romans 8:13 Parallel

Romans 8:13 calls for putting to death the body's misdeeds by the Spirit, providing the spiritual means for Jesus' command.

1 Corinthians 9:27 describes Paul's bodily discipline to avoid disqualification, echoing the radical self-denial Jesus calls for to escape hell.